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Nintendo said consumers have bought more than 13 million copies of its latest “Animal Crossing” game.

Times of Malta in conjunction with Seed is serializing the economic report Agile. Perspectives on Malta’s economy post COVID-19. The report was authored by JP Fabri, Glenn Fenech, partner and senior consultant at Seed, and University academics Professor Vincent Cassar, Dr Stephanie Fabri and Dr Jonathan Spiteri. The full report can be read here.  Over the past few years, Malta’s economy has grown at a relentless yet sustained pace, giving rise to long-term sustainability concerns. Rebounding after a period of sluggish growth... Читать дальше...

Live audiences help comics get exposure and work out new material. Colin Quinn says virtual platforms don't replicate "the tension" of being in front of a room full of strangers.

NPR's Noel King talks to Amanda Mull of The Atlantic magazine and Derek Canavaggio, manager of a Bar in Athens, about how businesses in Georgia are deciding when to reopen after the COVID-19 closures.

The number of people who have filed first-time claims for unemployment is updated Thursday. And on Friday, the government releases the April unemployment report.

Boats full of Muslim minority Rohingya refugees are being pushed back by Malaysia, in part, the government says, over fears of the coronavirus virus.

Cynthia Otto leads a study at the University of Pennsylvania to find out if dogs can detect COVID-19 in humans. If so, a single dog could potentially screen hundreds of people an hour.

The new reality of social distancing conflicts with tightly packed airplanes. For now, airlines are blocking out middle seats and taking other measures. What happens when more travelers come back?

After months of political paralysis, Iraq's parliament has chosen a prime minister. The former intelligence chief is supported by the United States.

State law enforcement authorities in Georgia say they will investigate the February shooting death of a black jogger. A video was released this week showing the shooting.

The duo of a veteran producer and a former physics professor, the children's band was inspired to make its debut album by the nonsense songs sung in the members' own households.

President Trump put a hold on funds to the World Health Organization, but the U.S. is already behind in its dues to the organization by more than a year.

(Telecompaper) E-commerce platform Jumia Uganda will provide Carrefour customers with a secure and convenient way to have their orders delivered to their homes...

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New estimates say the U.S. needs to triple its testing. But how much testing does each state need? Here's how states compare to each other, and to targets experts say they should hit.

Urbanears has launched a couple of true wireless earbud models — the company’s very first — that both cost under $100 and have pretty decent battery life. The Urbanears Luma, pictured above, can last up to five hours of listening per charge and comes...

The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued notices to the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government over deaths and suffering of people due to gas leakage from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam district, officials said. Right to life of the victims has been grossly violated.At a time when human lives across the country are at stake due to spread of COVID-19 virus and everyone is forced to stay indoor, the gruesome tragedy has come as a bolt from the blue for the people, the right panel said in a statement. Читать дальше...

“Of all tyrannies,” C.S. Lewis once observed, “a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.”

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The pandemic halted in-person gatherings, but a new type of party was born on social media, with rap stars leading the charge.

‘Game Changer’

Healthcare workers around the world have been risking their lives to treat patients with coronavirus. And this week, frontline workers at a U.K. hospital got an unexpected “thank you.”

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New York City’s subway closed overnight for the first time since 1904. We sent six photographers to document how it unfolded.

Candidates and political parties are struggling to plan for a fall campaign without some of the most basic building blocks of politics.